To ensure the safety of the public, court staff, attorneys and others who have business at the courthouse,
the Court contracts with the Marin County Sheriff's Office and with a private company, Universal Protection
Service, for court security services. Court security screening is performed in the Civic Center courthouse
and the courtroom at the Juvenile Services Center in Lucas Valley.

All individuals who enter the Court Floor of the Civic Center or the juvenile courtroom are subject to
search and seizure of items identified on the list below. Attorneys, members of the public, court and other
criminal justice department staff and all others entering the facility are screened. Only uniformed law
enforcement officers and judicial officers are exempt from screening. You may be asked to remove jewelry, accessories, and
clothing.

Please note that the only entrance to the Court Floor is through the middle arch lobby of the Civic Center.
All other elevator and stairway access to the Court Floor is permanently closed. When going to court, please
allow sufficient time for security screening. Please do not bring unnecessary bags, briefcases or packages to
the courthouse as these will slow down the screening process.

The following prohibited items are not allowed on the Court Floor and will be confiscated and destroyed.
Please review this list carefully.

Aerosol Cans

Bullets

Bicycles

Can Openers

Carabiners - Large

Chains Over 12" in Length

Construction Tools

Corkscrews

Drink Containers (other than plastic)

Explosives

Flammable Liquids

Forks

Guns and Gun Replicas

Handcuffs and Handcuff Keys

Illegal Drugs

Knitting Needles

Knives of ANY Kind

Kubatons

Laser Pointers

Leatherman or Multi-Tools of ANY Kind

Lighters

Matches

Pepper Spray

Pointed Devices of ANY kind

Razor Blades

Scooters

Skateboards

California Penal Code section 602 (y) states that individuals who intentionally avoid or refuse to submit to screening
and inspection of themselves and their personal property while entering or re-entering a court building may be subject
to detention, arrest and prosecution.

Visitors' Access to the Restricted Judicial Corridor

Judicial chambers, settlement conference rooms and jury deliberation rooms are located in the restricted judicial
corridor on the Court Floor. Individuals who have appointments with judicial officers, are serving on a jury or who
have other court business that requires them to be in the restricted judicial corridor must obtain a visitor's badge
from the Court Bailiff's Station in Room C-24. Visitors will be required to sign in at the Bailiff's Station and
exchange photo identification for the visitor badges. Upon return of badges, identification cards will be returned
to the visitors.

Visitor badges must be worn at all times while in the restricted corridor. Bailiffs will escort visitors out of
the restricted corridor if they fail to display their badges.